We finally caught up to Ryan Sousa since his commitment to Florida State this past Thursday, when he was in Tallahassee to receive head coach Jimbo Fisher’s scholarship offer.

“I went up there to meet with the coaches and talk to Coach Fisher and he offered me right then and there and I committed on the spot,” Sousa said. “I was really feeling the vibe and I really enjoyed the campus and they were easily my No. 1 so I just decided to commit.”

Florida State was the 35th Football Bowl Subdivision school to offer a scholarship to the talented 6-foot-1, 180-pound Orlando Lake Nona wide receiver, who also camped at Florida last week and impressed Gators coaches.

Sousa, the leading receiver in the state last season as a junior with 92 catches for 1,601 yards and 21 touchdowns, was waiting for his first “big-time” offer and Florida State was the first in line.

“They were excited,” Sousa said of the reaction from Fisher and offensive line coach Rick Trickett after he told them the news that he was committing. “I told Coach Trickett and he was saying, ‘Ryan Sousa, 2014 FSU, new commit,’ … it was exciting, a big thrill.”

Sousa scored three touchdowns in the spring game victory over Orlando First Academy, and both Trickett and UF wide receivers coach Joker Phillips were quick to arrive at the Orlando school to recruit Sousa soon afterward.

“Coach Diso always told me you get what you work for and I feel like I worked hard for it,” Sousa said of his Lake Nona head coach Anthony Paradiso. “FSU showed a lot of interest in me after the spring game and Coach Trickett came to visit me and I talked to him a little bit.”

Sousa said his recruiting process has not ended, but for now, he’s a Seminole.

“I’m still going to visit other schools because Coach Trickett said to have fun with the recruiting process, to enjoy it and just take my visits,” Sousa said. “I just want to see if Florida State was right choice for me.”

Florida will still be coming at Sousa.

“I talk to Coach Phillips the other day and he was just telling me to wait a little bit and wanted to evaluate some other receivers and said I was one of their top guys and he just wanted me to wait and see what happens.”

But he’s already committed to the Seminoles, so it will take a bit more effort to lure him away at this point. FSU coaches told Sousa they plan to use him in a variety of scenarios.

“They said I’m a great fit for their program probably use me as a slot receiver,” Sousa said. “They like how I can move around and get behind the linebackers and catch the ball. They said I have strong hands and good speed.”

Sousa has some visits planned this summer when he is visiting his father, who works in upstate New York. He plans to make stops at Boston College, UConn and Rutgers. He also may take trips to Missouri, Kansas, Vanderbilt and Tennessee, and likely will check out Wake Forest, as well, since older brother Kevin is a sophomore quarterback for the Demon Deacons.

“God always opens up all the opportunities,” Sousa said. “I never knew any of this was going to happen. I started off with one offer from FAMU, my first offer, and now I’m all the way up to Florida State. Every offer I get is a blessing. I could never have imagined this is how it would be, but Coach Diso said it would be. He was right.”

This time, something strange and wonderful happened. The skies cleared, the rain stopped and the starving blind man gorged himself on a much-needed victory and finally regained his sight ¿ the vision of making the playoffs.